Spinning type casting reel



March 22, 1960 R. DELL HULL 2,929,578

SPINNING TYPE CASTING REEL Original Filed June 25, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet lINVENTORQ R. Dell Hull March 22, 1960 DELL U SPINNING TYPE CASTING REELOriginal Filed June 23, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. R. Dell Hull BYMIWIKMW+TKLH ATTOH/WFKS SPINNING TYPE CASTING REEL R. Dell Hull, Tulsa,Okla.

firiginal application June 23, 1953, Serial No. 363,578. Divided andthis application October 10, 1955, Serial No. 539,509

2 Claims. (Cl. 242-842) This application is a division of my copendingapplication Serial No. 363,578, filed June 23, 1953 now abandoned.

This invention relates to fishing reels and more particularly to castingreels of the so-called spinning type. More especially the invention isconcerned with an improved reel of the type disclosed in my copendingapplication Serial No. 106,771, filed July 26, 1949 now US. Pat. No.2,675,193, which is a continuation-in-part of my applications Serial No.73,056, filed January 27, 1949, and Serial No. 19,211, filed April 6,1948, both now abandoned.

The reels disclosed in the aforementioned applications employ a linespool which is ordinarily stationary during both casting and retrieving.Rewinding or retrieving is effected by means of a rotatable head mountedin front of the line spool which guides the line on the spool. The headrotates both during casting and rewinding and is provided with notchesor projections which guide the line on the spool during rewinding andwhich aid in drawing the line from the spool during casting.

The present invention employs the principal features of the reelsdisclosed in the earlier applications and incorporates several importantimprovements thereon.

More specifically, the present invention provides an improved spinningreel of the type having a normally fixed line spool and a rotatable linepick-up head, wherein the pick-up head incorporates certain novelstructural features. The improved pick-up head is advantageously formedof sheet-like material, and has a peripheral flange portion which isfolded back upon itself and depressed radially inward at one or morepoints to provide radial notches. The notches are such that the line maymove freely thereover, in a circumferential direction, during casting,while during rewind the line is picked up by one of the notches and iscarried circumferentially about the spool as the pick-up head isrotated.

Another specific feature of the invention resides in the provision of animproved pick-up head structure, as set forth above, wherein the outerlayer of the folded peripheral flange is curved to provide a smooth,convex running surface, over which line passes in flowing axially fromthe line spool.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become morereadily apparent from the following detailed description when read inconjunction with the accompanying drawing which illustrates severaluseful embodiments in accordance with the present invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a reel in accordance with one embodimentof this invention shown in position on a fishing rod; 7

Fig. 2 is a transverse, vertical sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

States Patent ice p Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of therotating head for the reel; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing, the reference numeral 1 designates generally afishing rod of any desired construction having a handle portion 2 and areel seat portion 3.

The reel, designated generally by the numeral 4, is mounted on asupporting plate 5 adapted to be secured to reel seat portion 3 in anysuitable manner. As shown, a clamping plate 6 is disposed beneath reelseat portion 3 and is releasably connected to supporting plate 5 bymeans of studs 7-? depending from plate 5 on opposite sides of clampingplate 6. By means of wing nuts 8-8 applied to studs 7--7 clamping plate6 may be drawn toward supporting plate 5 to thereby clamp seat portion 3tightly between them, as shown, so as to secure the reel to the rod.

The reel comprises a generally circular casing 9 formed of any suitablematerial and provided with snugly fitting removable front and rearcovers 10 and 11, respectively. Front cover 10 has a generally conicalforward- 1y tapering portion 10a having at its apex an opening throughwhich a line 17 passes to and from the reel.

As best seen in Fig. 3, casing 9 is provided with a stationary frontwall 12 having a generally cylindrical hub 13 extending forwardly fromthe center of the wall. Hub13 is provided with an axial bore 14 whichopens rearwardly through Wall 12. A spool, designated generally by thenumeral 15, adapted to receive the line 17, is rotatably mounted on hub13. Spool 15 comprises a cylindrical sleeve 16 having an annular flange18 secured to the rearward end of the sleeve and extending generallynormal to the axis of the sleeve, and a flange 19 secured to the forwardend of the sleeve and inclined rearwardly thereof toward flange 18, asshown.

A main shaft 20 extends axially through the reel and bore 14, beingrotatably supported therein by means of a bearing 21. Shaft 20 carrieson its forward end in front of spool 15, a head, designated generally bythe numeral 22, which is suitably secured to shaft 20 for rotationtherewith. As best seen in Fig. 3, head 22 comprises a disk-like body23, preferably constructed of relatively thin metal, and of generallyconcave-convex shape conforming generally to the shape of front spoolflange 19 and being slightly larger in diameter than the latter. Theperiphery of body 23 is provided with an annular flange, designatedgenerally by the numeral 24, which extends rearwardly over the peripheryof spool flange 19 and is provided with a plurality of circumferentiallyspaced projections or notches 25 engageable with line 17.

The construction of head 22 and particularly of flange 24 and notches 25is shown in greater detail in Figs. 4 and 5. As there shown, flange 24is formed by bending the periphery of body 23 to extend rearwardly overspool flange 19 and then reversing it upon itself to form verticallyspaced apart upper and lower generally parallel runs 24a and 24b,respectively. At a plurality of equal angularly spaced points along thedouble flange, preferably four in number as shown, upper run 24a isradially depressed relative to lower run 24b by a suitable formingoperation to provide the notches 25, each having a generally radial wall26, from the upper end of which the following section of upper run 24ais smoothly curved tangentially to merge with the base of the nextsucceeding wall 26, the latter forming abutments to engage line 17 as itpasses to and from spool 15 over the periphery of head 22. Thedownwardly curved surfaces of the sections of run 24a serve to smoothlyguide the line into and out of notches 25, during operations, as will besub-, sequently described,

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. 3 Ai'bevel gear 27 is mounted on main shaft 20 rearwardly of'wall 12and meshes with a bevel gear 28. 'The latter is mountedron a crank shaft29 which extends the line can pass'smoothly and in the absence of snagsthrough the side wall ofthe casing and is provided with 7 an operatinghandle 30. Crank shaft 29 is mounted for axial'movement to permitengagement and disengagement of gears 27 and 28, substantially as;described and claimedin my United States Patent No. 2,541,360.

Tomake a-castwith'the new reel, the gears 27, 28 are initiallydisengaged, by operation of the clutch mechanism described in mybeforementioned United States Patent No. 2,541,360. The cast is made inthe usual manner and theweight of the lure causes the line to feed 7 7from the spool over flange 19, as in the usual spinning type reel. Theline passing over the periphery .of head 22 engages one of the notchesand rotates thehead. As,

, results in the elimination of back lash. While the line .is

engaged with the head, the rotation of the latter produces a flywheeleflect which tends to aid in unwrapping'the line from the spool and aidsgreatly in extending the length of the cast particularly for heavylines. The

particularform and spacing of the notches and the shape' of theintervening sections of the flange 24 substantially improve theefiiciency of the cast and by providing at least four equally spacednotches,.lost motion both in casting andretrieving is greatly reduced.

The cast may be readily controlled, as desired, by pressing'the ball ofthe thumb through an opening 41 against the revolving surface of a brakemember 40.

When the line is to be rewound, handle 30 is turned in the rewindingdirection which, as described in my before-mentioned United StatesPatent No. 2,541,360, causes the gears 27 and 28, to be engaged fordriving the 7 head 22. Further rotation of the crank will rotate head 22in the rewinding direction, one of the notches 25 engaging the lineand'reeling it on the spool until the line is fully retrieved.

and expanded surfaces. 'In addition, one or more pick-up .notches may beprovided in the periphery of the head in a convenient manner,by'depressing portions of the outer flange layer radially inward. Theimproved head is very sturdy in relation to its weight and has improvedcharacteristics in respectof line pick-up and casting.

It will be understood that various alterations and modifications maybemade in the details of the illustrative embodiments within the scope ofthe appended claims but without departing from the spirit of thisinvention.

.1 elair.1:' a V 1. A line pick-up member for a casting reel, saidpick-up member being made of a single layer of sheetlike material andcomprising a body portion which is substantially circular when viewedaxially from both ends, means at the center of the body portion formounting said pick-up member on a shaft adjacent the forward end of areelfor rotation thereby, a peripheral flange extending rearwardly fromthe periphery .of the body'porticn in a direction substantially axiallyof the'body portion, said peripheral flange having an; integral [portionfolded .reversely upon itself and extending forwardly to define an outerflange layer spaced radially outwardly from said 'rearwardly extendingperipheral flange, said outer flange .layerhaving at least oneportionthereof depressed radia convex running surface over which line may pass.

The head 22 incorporated in the illustrated reel is par- Z ticularlyadvantageous in that it may be formed in an economical manner oflight,,s heet-like material to pro- .vide a rounded peripheral surface,over and about which References Cited in the file of this patent UNITEDSTATES PATENTS "ILAZI

